The Villain Who Got Pinned Down Until He Ran Out Of Stamina ~ This Time I Raised The Protagonist's Affection Too Much And Everyone Fell For Me~

“Since we’re already talking, why don’t we go inside? I got a craving for ice cream. During middle school, my parents wouldn’t let me go to convenience stores at night… so right now I feel a little excited doing something slightly bad. Hehe…”

What a cute smile and reason!!!

The protagonist, Saeki Yuito, was talking to me, but all I could do was nod along.

Because… this was too sudden and my brain was panicking!!!

I had decided to take a step back today to formulate a strategy, but to think I’d bump into the protagonist… While he was safer than those beautiful sisters, he was still the trigger that made them move—a dangerous person nonetheless.

Even after entering the store, I remained silent.

“Found it, found it. You know, Black Mont Blanc is my favorite ice cream. What did you come to buy, Kasajima-kun?”

“…”

“Kasajima-kun?”

The protagonist tilted his head questioningly again. Sorry for ignoring you.

But one wrong move in how I interacted with him, and I’d end up with those beautiful sisters pinning me down, draining my energy until I reached a bad ending.

Think, villain, Kasajima Yuji… How should I interact with the protagonist to avoid catching the beautiful sisters’ attention?!

① If I act the same as in the previous life:

“Kasajima-kun?”

“Huh? Don’t talk so casually to me, the son of the Kasajima financial group!”

“Oh, um, sorry…”

“Come to think of it, you’re close with those beautiful sisters, aren’t you? I’m bored with women right now. Introduce me to them.”

“No, those two are…”

“Huh? Tch, what’s your problem? They’re not your women, right? Don’t act like their boyfriend! If you insist on not giving them up, I have other ideas. Heh heh heh…”

The next day, I’d then send delinquents after the protagonist.

Ah, no no! This was the worst kind of behaviour, and the beautiful sisters would come running to help him, leading straight to my bad ending. Rejected!!!!

② Ignore him and leave the store:

“Um…”

“…”

“Wait up, Kasajima-kun!!”

The next day:

“Yuito, you don’t seem energetic today.”

“What’s wrong, Yui-kun~?”

“Is that so…? Yesterday, I met Kasajima-kun at the convenience store, but he ignored me. I wonder if I did something to upset him…”

“Hmm… he ignored Yuito, did he?”

“He ignored our Yui-kun…”

The beautiful sisters would thus have their eyes on me. This would have consequences the next day!! Rejected!!

And for ③…

“Kasajima-kun?”

“Hm? Oh!”

The protagonist probably didn’t know I was desperately holding a meeting in my head.

Before deciding how to respond, I reflexively answered his call.

“You looked really troubled about something…?”

Well, my life was on the line here.

The conversation had already started. If I remained silent now, it would lead to path ②, but that wouldn’t work. I needed some good method…

……… ……………

Oh, whatever! Let fate decide!! For ③, I’d just power through with determination!!

“N-no, sorry, Yuito! I was just fighting an intense stomachache until now, b-but it’s better now. Ahaha!”

Grandpa had used to say that ending with a laugh made everything okay.

I was afraid to see the protagonist’s reaction, so I opened my squinted eyes just a bit.

…He looked really surprised.

“Kasajima-kun, did you just call me ‘Yuito’…?”

“Eh? Oh, sorry!!”

I’d accidentally called him by his first name. Even though we were in the same class, from his perspective, I was basically a stranger he’d barely spoken to, so suddenly using his first name might have been inappropriate—

“That’s not it! It’s just…”

“Just?”

“I-I’m happy…”

“H-happy?”

The protagonist… Yuito fidgeted, looking embarrassed.

“Actually, in middle school, I didn’t get along well with other boys. I mean, they would talk to me, but I didn’t have anyone close enough to call a friend… So no boy ever called me ‘Yuito’, by my first name.”

“I-is that so…”

Well, the cause was probably those beautiful sisters. Other boys were jealous of Yuito’s position as the object of their affection. Romance was really troublesome.

The protagonist had his own hardships too, huh.

“So I was happy when you called me Yuito. At first, I thought you were scary. But now, talking like this, I’m certain that Kasajima-kun… no, Yuji-kun is definitely a good person.”

“Th-thanks…”

It looked like my likability rating had gone up.

Come to think of it, if I raised the protagonist’s likability toward me, wouldn’t that lower the chances of being attacked by the beautiful sisters? Originally, they’d gotten angry because I had started messing with the protagonist…

This was it!!!! Raising the protagonist’s likability must be my survival route!!!

“Yuito.”

“What is it, Yuji-kun!”

“Heh, don’t make such a big deal about first names. Besides, you and I are friends from today on… it’s normal for friends to call each other by first names, right? Nice to meet you, Yuito.”

I was perfectly aware that I was saying something cheesy. If Hibari saw me now, she would probably mock me.

But this proved effective for the protagonist, as he replied to me, “~~~~! Yeah, friends! Nice to meet you too, Yuji-kun!”

He showed me an incredibly happy smile.

“What’s with those boys… so precious. Are they a couple?”

“Tough big bro × puppy-like boy… I ship it.”

Oops. The BL-loving female customers were starting to look at us strangely.

I bought my items and left the store.

“Yuji-kun had a tough day, right? Everyone in class being afraid of you…”

“I’m used to that kind of thing. It doesn’t bother me.”

“Really? But… it would be sad if you’re feared and left out of the class! I’ll teach everyone about how great you are.”

“Seriously!?”

To think the protagonist himself would help me have a peaceful school life… his kindness was touching.